An official release informs that the event will be known as the BDO Hockey Champions Trophy Women Sydney 2003. BDO’s partnership with the Champions Trophy is part of a four-year global sponsorship agreement signed with the International Hockey Federation (FIH) late last year.

The tournament will serve as a warm up for the Athens Olympic Games in August next year. The Australian women’s hockey team, the Hockeyroos, will be joined by world champion Argentina and Champions Trophy titleholder China, in the nine-day event. Other competing teams are World Cup silver medallist The Netherlands, England and Korea.